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Role/Team overview
About the Role
We are looking for an experienced and motivated Senior Software Developer to join the software and data science team within Network Software & Data Science. You will help design, build, and evolve the software platforms, services, and data products that enable advanced analytics, automation, forecasting, optimisation, and AI-driven decision making across our networks.
This is an exciting opportunity to work at the intersection of software engineering, cloud infrastructure, data science, and AI, building scalable solutions that support critical business capabilities across Sky's fixed and mobile networks.
The ideal candidate is a strong software engineer who enjoys solving complex technical challenges, building cloud-native applications, and collaborating with data scientists, network experts, and product stakeholders.
Team Overview
UK Tech
Our team focuses on technology strategy, design, and delivery across Sky's network and data platforms. From Cloud, AI, Automation, Data Science, and Advanced Analytics through to Network Optimisation and Digital Transformation, we build the systems that power the future of connectivity.
Within Network Software & Data Science, we develop and operates modern analytical platforms and software solutions that enable data-driven decision making at scale. We embrace cloud-native technologies, open-source innovation, and engineering excellence to deliver high-impact products for our customers and internal stakeholders.
Together, we are bold, collaborative, and passionate about building technology that makes a real difference.
What you’ll do
Design, develop, and maintain scalable software platforms, APIs, and analytical applications.
Contribute to data product development, including ingestion, transformation, model deployment, and visualisation workflows.
Support operational excellence through observability, monitoring, troubleshooting, and incident resolution.
What you’ll bring
Essential criteria:
Strong understanding of software engineering principles including testing, design patterns, maintainability, and code quality.
Strong understanding of CI/CD practices using tools such as GitHub Actions, Concourse, Jenkins, or equivalent.
Understanding of data engineering and analytical workflows, including data ingestion, transformation, storage, and reporting.
Desirable skills and experience:
Experience with data processing technologies such as Pandas, Apache Beam, Spark, or similar frameworks.
Familiarity with observability and monitoring tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk, or OpenTelemetry.
Knowledge of graph analytics, network modelling, optimisation algorithms, or telecommunications networks.
Benefits and perks
There's one thing people can't stop talking about when it comes to life at Sky: the perks. Here’s a taster:
How you’ll work
We've adopted a hybrid working approach to give more flexibility on where and how we work. The hybrid working expectations for this role are 2 days in the office per week.
Your office base
This position will be based out of Brick lane London.
Who we are
We’re Sky, a leading media and entertainment company who connect millions with entertainment, sports, news and arts through innovative products and services. Working with us means you’ll be bringing the joy of a better experience to more people, every day. All so we can do better and deliver better for our customers, colleagues and society.
We’re an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We're a Disability Confident Accredited Employer, and welcome and encourage applications from all candidates. We will look to ensure a fair and consistent experience for all and will make reasonable adjustments to support you where appropriate. Please flag any adjustments you need as early as you can.
Just so you know: if your application is successful, we’ll ask you to complete a criminal record check. And depending on the role you have applied for and the nature of any convictions you may have, we might have to withdraw the offer.
To be eligible for this role you are required to have the appropriate right to work in the UK. Please be aware Sky does not offer sponsorship for this position.
To find out more about working with us, search #LifeAtSky on social media.
